The Groove

The greatest albums of all time

108,862 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972

2,621.940

Why this number?

The full board · page 191

4561 Born Underwater Merr0w · 2009 120.700

4562 Thank You ... For F.U.M.L (Funking Up My Life) Donald Byrd · Elektra · 1978 120.690

4563 Go Nutz Herman Brood & His Wild Romance · Ariola · 1978 120.620

4564

Chipmunk Punk The Chipmunks · 1980 120.600

4565 Odin’s Raven Magic Sigur Rós · Krúnk · 2020 120.600

4566

Feel George Duke · MPS · 1974 120.560

4567

Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline Talking Heads · Sire Records · 1992 120.560

4568 Opus IV Abigor · Napalm Records · 1996 120.560

4569 Trippy Future Garden Planet B.E.N. · Polytox Records · 1996 120.560

4570 I Went Out Shopping to Get Some Noise Architect · Hymen Records · 2004 120.560

4571 Efdemin Efdemin · Dial · 2007 120.560

4572 Vintage Violence John Cale · Columbia · 1970 120.540

4573 Blackdance Klaus Schulze · Caroline Records · 1974 120.540

4574 One for the Road The Kinks · Arista · 1980 120.540

4575 Medicine Show The Dream Syndicate · A&M Records · 1984 120.540

4576 Live MCMXCIII The Velvet Underground · Sire Records · 1993 120.540

4577 Sonic Mandala Space Tribe · Spirit Zone Recordings · 1996 120.540

4578 Our Endless Numbered Days Iron & Wine · Sub Pop Records · 2004 120.540

4579

Africa/Brass John Coltrane Quartet · impulse! · 1961 120.520

4580

Mad Blunted Jazz DJ Cam · Shadow Records · 1996 120.520

4581

6‐ and 12‐String Guitar Leo Kottke · Takoma · 1969 120.400

4582 Dorosłe dzieci Turbo · Polton · 1983 120.400

4583 The Ultra‐Violence Death Angel · Enigma · 1987 120.400